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[[File:temple_preview.png|right]]A '''temple''' is a structure devoted to an object of worship, which, typically, is any [[sphere]]-aligned being, such as a [[deity]], [[megabeast]], or [[titan]].  
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[[File:dwarf_temple.jpg|thumb|320px|right|A real life temple.]]A '''temple''' is a structure devoted to an object of worship, which, typically, is any [[sphere]]-aligned being, such as a [[deity]], [[megabeast]], or [[titan]].  
  
 
==Fortress mode==
 
==Fortress mode==
[[File:df_temple_preview.png|thumb|right|Dwarves and visitors praying in a high-level temple.]]In [[fortress mode]], temples are [[locations]] ({{K|l}}) that can be created from any [[zone]]s. Temples can be dedicated either to any deity worshipped by at least one of your [[dwarves]] (not necessarily from the world's dwarven pantheon), or to "no particular deity", making it a place for anyone to meditate or to worship whomever they want. Dwarves who worship foreign gods--which is to say, gods who originate in civilizations outside of your own--need specific temples while worshipers of local gods will be satisfied by a temple dedicated to no particular deity.
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In [[fortress mode]], temples are [[locations]] ({{K|l}}) that can be created from any [[zone]]s. Temples can be dedicated either to any deity worshipped by at least one of your [[dwarves]] (not necessarily from the world's dwarven pantheon), or to "no particular deity", making it a place for anyone to meditate or to worship whomever they want. Dwarves who worship foreign gods--which is to say, gods who originate in civilizations outside of your own--need specific temples while worshipers of local gods will be satisfied by a temple dedicated to no particular deity.
  
 
'''Requirements'''
 
'''Requirements'''
  
A temple can be dedicated from any [[meeting area]]. Temples require [[instrument]]s for their music, and thus require [[container]]s to store them. However, a temple created with no instruments will still be used by citizens and visitors. Temples also require an empty floor space (called ''dance floor'') with a minimum surface of 25 tiles{{verify}}, the same as [[tavern]]s. [[Performer]]s can also be assigned to temples to perform sacred dances. Beyond being religious activity, dances and poetry in temples fulfill the same functions as they do in taverns, with the caveat of being limited to followers of said faith.
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First and foremost, a temple requires a zone and an altar{{verify}}. A single altar will allow your dwarves to pray while multiple altars may allow more dwarves to pray simultaneously (and also look cool){{verify}}. Temples also require [[instrument]]s for their music and, thus require [[container]]s to store them. However, a temple created with no instruments will still be used by citizens and visitors. Temples also require an empty floor space (called ''dance floor'') with a minimum surface of 25 tiles{{verify}}, the same as [[tavern]]s. [[Performer]]s can also be assigned to temples to perform sacred dances. Beyond being religious activity, dances and poetry in temples fulfill the same functions as they do in tavern, with the caveat of being limited to followers of said faith.
  
 
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=== Shrines ===
 
=== Shrines ===
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Before a temple is built in a site, there will be shrines dedicated to a given religion, consisting of a small garden, a [[statue]], and either a [[pedestal]] or an [[altar]]. If the religion has a divination tradition, divination [[dice]] can be found in these shrines. '''(Not to be confused with the lairs of [[titan]]s, also called [[Shrine (megabeast)|shrine]]s.)'''
 
Before a temple is built in a site, there will be shrines dedicated to a given religion, consisting of a small garden, a [[statue]], and either a [[pedestal]] or an [[altar]]. If the religion has a divination tradition, divination [[dice]] can be found in these shrines. '''(Not to be confused with the lairs of [[titan]]s, also called [[Shrine (megabeast)|shrine]]s.)'''
[[File:Df town shrines.png|thumb|800px|center|A selection of shrines in a town in adventure mode, from left to right: a shrine in a townplot, a shrine with a garden, a statue at crossroads and a shrine with dice. ASCII mode.]]
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[[File:Df town shrines.png|thumb|800px|center|A selection of shrines in a town in adventure mode, from left to right: a shrine in a townplot, a shrine with a garden, a statue at crossroads and a shrine with dice.]]
  
 
=== Razing ===
 
=== Razing ===
 
Occasionally during worldgen, a site government may choose to raze an old temple, and build a new one in its stead. The ruins of the old temple, as well as any catacombs it was connected to, will still be explorable in adventure mode.  Interestingly, the construction of the new temple will always coincide with the formation of a new religious order to utilize it - the order belonging to the old temple will remain on the site, but will move their offices to the keep. Due to this, leaders of "archaic" orders are often found in the keep.
 
Occasionally during worldgen, a site government may choose to raze an old temple, and build a new one in its stead. The ruins of the old temple, as well as any catacombs it was connected to, will still be explorable in adventure mode.  Interestingly, the construction of the new temple will always coincide with the formation of a new religious order to utilize it - the order belonging to the old temple will remain on the site, but will move their offices to the keep. Due to this, leaders of "archaic" orders are often found in the keep.
  
== Language ==
 
The dwarven word for temple (religious building)  is ''rath.'' This page refers to the word "temple" in this sense, that of a divine location. Not to be confused with the identical English [[wikipedia:homonym|homonym]] meaning head, which is ''mor'' in Dwarven (temple as head, crown, or forehead).
 
 
;Temple building words
 
:Rath (in Dwarf)
 
:Fothi (in Elvish)
 
:Spôgmuk
 
:Olum
 
:TEMPLE (the token key in the raw)
 
 
;Temple head words
 
:Mor (in Dwarf)
 
:Odiÿa (in Elvish)
 
:Guslen (in Goblin)
 
:Milo (in Human)
 
:TEMPLE HEAD (note that this token key does NOT use underscore, instead having a space)
 
[[File:dwarf_temple.jpg|thumb|320px|center|A real life temple.]]
 
 
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| dwarven = rath
 
| dwarven = rath

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